Running cost for the Vissani VDHTL50P
At 526 kWh/yr, the Vissani VDHTL50P's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.
That $99 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Vissani VDHTL50P compares to other dehumidifiers
The category average is 378 kWh/yr; this model runs 39.2% above it, ranking 503 of 546 dehumidifiers tracked here for running cost. 546 certified dehumidifiers, one average, about $28/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Vissani VDHTL50P on that list: RONA DH5026RPB ($99/yr, 526 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Greenlite GL-DEH50R32 ($99/yr, 529 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Of the 13 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers Vissani makes, the VDHTL50P costs the most to run, $47/year more than Vissani's cheapest, the VADA22A4HWT.
Lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components does not publish a figure for dehumidifiers, so no lifetime cost is shown here rather than a guessed one. The annual and monthly figures above stand on their own.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $99/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
At $99/year just to run, a dehumidifier is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Ranked 503 of 546, the Vissani VDHTL50P sits in the middle of the dehumidifier category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 526 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.